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.Dd $Mdocdate: June 5 2013 $
.Dt PTHREAD_SPIN_UNLOCK 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_spin_unlock
.Nd unlock a spinlock object
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In pthread.h
.Ft int
.Fn pthread_spin_unlock "pthread_spinlock_t *lock"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pthread_spin_unlock
function releases the spin lock referenced by
.Fa lock
which was locked via the
.Fn pthread_spin_lock
or
.Fn pthread_spin_trylock
functions.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful,
.Fn pthread_spin_unlock
returns zero; otherwise an error number is returned to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn pthread_spin_unlock
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The value specified by
.Fa lock
is invalid.
.It Bq Er EPERM
The lock is not owned by the calling thread.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_spin_init 3 ,
.Xr pthread_spin_lock 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn pthread_spin_unlock
conforms to
.St -p1003.1-2008 .
